The purpose of this workshop is to discuss data requests from Energy Commission
staff related to the application process for the Hanford Project. The topics
include;:air quality, biological and cultural resources, land use, geological
hazards and paleontological resources, hazardous materials management, noise,
power plant efficiency, traffic and transportation, transmission system
engineering, visual resources, and water resources.

On May 19, 2000, the GWF Power Systems Company filed an application for a Small
Power Plant Exemption from the California Energy Commission for the Hanford
Energy Park. The proposed project is a 98.7-megawatt natural gas-fired, combined
cycle electric generating facility to be located on a 10-acre site in Kings
Industrial Park, on the southern border of Hanford, immediately adjacent to an
existing GWF cogeneration plant.

Members of the public will have the opportunity to comment and ask questions
during the workshop. For more information on how to participate, contact the
Energy Commission's Public Adviser, Roberta Mendonca, at (916) 654-4489, toll
free at (800) 822-6228, or by e-mail at: pao@energy.state.ca.us.

The Commission's Web Site contains current information on the proposed project
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